Posted on 05/25/2009 5:05:57 PM PDT by Steelfish
Off the wall: The astonishing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by a trompe l'oeil artist
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER 25th May 2009
These amazing pictures show the epic architectural murals that are deluding viewers into seeing a 3D scene painted on a flat surface.
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This beautiful glossy scene shimmering in the sun as the colossal wave appears to crash right onto the pavement forms part of a stunning trompe l'oeil series by John Pugh.
It took two months of studio work to plan and a further six months to execute with the help of 11 other artists
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Have you ever seen that guy’s sidewalk art from the ‘wrong’ side? It only makes sense from one angle, and looking at it the wrong way gives another perception of his work, how big it actually is and how he has to gauge it all to make it look right. (I hope that makes sense!) There were some pics on the web of his artwork, from the right angle and then the wrong one. Pretty interesting.
I am very impressed....you can’t even see the numbers!
Junk and an eyesore.
Super!
Breathtaking! Neat post.
Yeah, I agree a blank, empty wall is better....
/s (just in case)
Bump.
I am amazed by this kind of stuff. Thanks for posting it.
Dude is to be admired for his lack of ego or humility if you like. I mean murals don’t last. All he’ll have left in a year or two or ten are photographs of his works, worth nothing to anyone. I bet he is despised by the art establishment the same way that Impressionists were despised in the late 19th century.
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